Part of the stock car film boom of the late 60s - were any of these films genuinely popular? It didn't last very long - there never seemed to be break out hits like biker movies.
This one has a second lead John Ashley who was in AIP movies - this isn't AIP it's Crown International i.e. independently financed and released by them. The star is some singer, Marty Robbins who I wasn't that familiar with. He sings a lot of his songs. Actually so do these other actrs.
It's a cheap looking movie - lots of stock footage, and close ups. Cramped scenes in living rooms. Even the songs are tightly shot.anic
The central dramatic situation isn't bad - Ashley and Robins are brothers, Ashley is a mechanic and jealous of driver Robbins and there's a third brother who is an agent investigating moonshining.
But Ashley's jealousy is mainly manifested via whingeing. Ashley's girlfriend whinges too. Ashley gives the one professional performance. The actors playing agents are so awkward I assume they're real moonshiners. I love the anti moonshining ads they have. The moonshining plot sounds promising but it dealt with very quickly - I mean Ashley and his brother are kidnapped and escape in the blink of an eye but there are endless scenes of musical act.
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